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When you had your brewery tour did they mention a lower alcohol HB or two versions of it, i'm confused as to the two that don't taste alike and differ in strength ?
I'm sure the guide said it's to do with the variety packs they sell. EU regs have a 'maximum' abv total content so they're forced to muck about with the output.
HB on draught was amazing at 5.2, this just seems a little weak now and not quite the same!
I'll have to get cracking on a HB clone for my next brew
This Old Crafty Hen is tonight's leader so far. It's bloody lovely stuff. You wouldn't think it was 6.5%. Goes down lovely.
Bottles and casks act differently and the bottles need that bit extra to be anywhere close to the cask version. Obviously bottles need to be ready to drink straight from the brewery, whereas cask will always have a few days of conditioning in the pub
But yeah, unfortunately duty is a big decider in the abv of most commercial beers
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so now I get healthcare, bonus decent holiday as well as a beer allowance (about 30-60 crates of beer each year, depending what I chose). They also look after us quite well... the beer course is a good example of that but we have a lot of events and perks going on. In 10 years in education I got a box of chocolates and a bottle of wine at xmas and that was considered good
its not always a perfect job, but I know I shouldn't complain
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I also have a black friday mystery box of beer due to turn up later
Just trying the first one, a 2.2% sour ale from sweden
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I love the look of some of those you're lucky enough to have got hold of, I've got another big selection for tonight myself too. If there are any real stand out ones I'll post about them later.
I am on my second sour - The Wild Beer Co Black and Blue. This is un boiled, unhopped raw beer brewed with wild yeast and frankly its not much like beer at all.Its funky, very sour, leaves a lingering dry peppercorn taste and has an odd oaky funk to it. I can see what they were going for,but its not quite there for me. Its not as smokey as I had hoped
But thats the point of this, i wanted to try more sours, and that one is a step to far
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Good to try new stuff though eh? Even if it doesn't work. I went to a 'proper' real ale boozer recently and had the barman's recommendation. I swear I puked a little bit about half way through. Not sure what it was but my God it was woeful.
Just had a beautiful 6.3% Adnams Broadside and currently on an Old Peculiar. The latter brings back memories of a very vomity Theakstons brewery trip when I was at RAF Leeming in 1988 as a stupid young 18 year old. Tastes better nowadays but I'm not trying to down 6 pints in 60 minutes.